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Posture, Workspace, and Ergonomics

Before you strike a single key, you must optimize your physical workstation to prevent RSI and enable elite speeds. Learn the rules of posture, floating wrists, and monitor height.

Proper typing posture requires the entire skeletal structure to be aligned to minimize muscular tension.

Workspace Optimization The typist must sit up straight, with the lumbar region fully supported by an ergonomic chair, and the feet resting completely flat on the floor or a dedicated footrest. The top of the primary computer monitor must be positioned exactly at or slightly below eye level.

Floating Wrists The wrists represent the most vulnerable articulation points. The wrists must remain completely straight—parallel to the floor—and in a neutral, uncompromised stance. Do not rest your wrists on the desk while typing. The hands must "float" effortlessly above the keyboard.

Finger Curvature Typists must actuate the keys utilizing a deliberate, light touch, engaging the highly sensitive fingertips rather than the flat, fleshy pads of the fingers. The fingers must remain consistently curved, simulating the physical posture of loosely gripping a small sphere.